Legal Opinion
Mississippi Ex Rel. Robertson v. Miller
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 20, 1928No. 206PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Butler
The record presents for decision the question whether as applied in this case, c. 170, Laws 1924, amending § 7068 of Hemmingway’s Annotated Code of Mississippi contravenes the clause of § 10 of Art. 1 of the Constitution which declares that no State shall pass any law impairing the obligation of contracts.
The suit was brought by the State in the Circuit Court of Hinds County for the use of Robertson, hereinafter called plaintiff, who in 1923 and prior years had been the state Revenue Agent. It is against his immediate successor in office, Miller, whom we shall call defendant, and the surety…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- BUTLER v. Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1851
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- Miller v. Henry Ins. Com'rMississippi Supreme Court · 1925
- State Ex Rel. Robertson v. MillerMississippi Supreme Court · 1926
- Garrett v. RobertsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1919
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